Jitu Somani

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JituKantilal Somani (born 1959) [1] is an Indian politician from Gujarat. He is a member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Wankaner Assembly constituency in Morbi district. He won the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. [2]

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Early life and education

Somani is from Wankaner, Morbi district, Gujarat. He is the son of Kantilal Somani. He studied Class 5 and passed the examinations in 1971. Later, he discontinued his studies. [1]

Career

Somani won from Wankaner Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2022 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election. He polled 80,677 votes and defeated his nearest rival and three time MLA, Mohammed Javed Pirzada of the Indian National Congress, by a margin of 19,955 votes. [3] After getting elected as an MLA, he was nominated as the Airport Advisory Committee for the Rajkot International Airport under the chairmanship of Parshottam Rupala, the Rajkot MP. [4] Earlier in 2017, he lost the 2017 to Pirzada Mahamadjavid Abdulmutalib of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,361 votes. [5]

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  1. 1 2 "Jitendra Kantilal Somani(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- WANKANER(MORBI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Live, A. B. P. (8 December 2022). "Wankaner Election Result 2022live: Bjp के Jitendra Kantilal Somani की हुई जीत, Aap के Vikram Sorani रहें दूसरे नंबर पर". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "General election to Vidhan Sabha trends and results December 2022". Election Commission of India. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Gujarat Confidential: New Addition". The Indian Express. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wankaner Election Result 2022 LIVE Updates: Jitendra Kantilal Somani Of BJP Wins". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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